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White House: Monkey gestures at Black anti-Israel protester ‘undignified and racist’
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In this photo taken from video provided by Stacey J. Spiehler, hecklers shout at a pro-Palestinian protester at the University of Mississippi, May 2, 2024, in Oxford, Mississippi. (Stacey J. Spiehler via AP)
The White House says the behavior captured in a video at the University of Mississippi is “undignified and racist,” after a student was accused of mocking a Black protester by making monkey noises during an anti-Israel demonstration.
The events at Ole Miss, the state’s flagship university, have drawn widespread outrage and condemnation.
“The actions in the video are beneath any American,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters.
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